Acknowledgments

The writing phase of this book started shortly after my beautiful Isabel and Desmund were born; in hindsight, it wasn't the greatest time to start a project of this scale. I was about to reconsider; however, my wife Jennifer, always being supportive, insisted I follow through. I cannot thank her enough for the superhuman effort she put in to allow me to work on this book. Caring for a baby is not easy under any circumstance, let alone twins! I am extremely proud of her, and I consider my part of this book our joint achievement.

Early on I was also fortunate to have my mother-in-law stay and help out, which made my life a lot easier and allowed me to focus on completing the first draft. Also thanks to my father-in-law, who had ...

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